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Horner: Nobody at Red Bull disagreed with driver swap call

Red Bull Formula 1 chief Christian Horner says “nobody” within the team disagreed with the decision to swap its drivers half-way through the 2019 season. F1 rookie Alexander Albon was drafted into Red Bull’s line-up alongside Max Verstappen for the Belgian Grand Prix after just 12 grand prix starts, replacing Pierre Gasly, who returned to Toro Rosso after a tough start to life at the Milton Keynes squad. Albon impressed on his Red Bull at Spa, recovering from the back-of-the-grid start - due to a penalty for an engine change - to finish a strong fifth and claim his best result of his fledging grand prix career so far.Asked who had made the final call over the decision, Horner...
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